Monsieur Beaucaire

The Duke of Chartres is in love with Princess Henriette, but she seemingly wants nothing to do with him. Eventually he grows tired of her insults and flees to England when Louis XV insists that the two marry. He goes undercover as Monsieur Beaucaire, the barber of the French Ambassador, and finds that he enjoys the freedom of a commoner’s life. After catching the Duke of Winterset cheating at cards, he forces him to introduce him as a nobleman to Lady Mary, with whom he has become infatuated. When Lady Mary is led to believe that the Duke of Chartres is merely a barber she loses interest in him. She eventually learns that he is a nobleman after all and tries to win him back, but the Duke of Chartres opts to return to France and Princess Henriette who now returns his affection.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

106 minutes

Year:

1924

Director:

Sidney Olcott

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Cast:

Duke de Chartres / Beaucaire

Princess Henriette

Queen Marie of France

Lady Mary

King Louis XV of France

Crew:

Novel

Director

Still Photographer

Theatre Play

Screenplay